D’Lo: Will the Real Queer Transgender Tamil Sri Lankan Please Stand Up?

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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D’Lo talks about his Sri Lankan heritage, being raised Hindu while attending Baptist and Catholic schools, and offers evidence to support the claim that he’s a demigod. D’Lo also talks about wanting to kiss girls as a 3-year-old and how his partner has positively transformed his relationship with his family. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Hi, this is LGBTQ and A, where we get to know different members of the LGBTQ community.
0:05.8	I'm Jeffrey Masters, and I'm here today at the Delo.
0:08.4	Dilo is an actor, writer, comedian, someone who's performed all around the world, and now he's here.
0:13.2	Stay tuned. Hey, Dilo.
0:27.1	Hey, DeLoh.
0:27.6	Hey, welcome to our show.
0:29.7	I'm so happy to be here.
0:30.9	This is legit.
0:32.3	Yeah, thank you.
0:33.6	I'm glad to hear that.
0:34.3	This is not high school.
0:35.9	What were you expecting?
0:37.4	Well, you know, high school sometimes.
0:39.9	Well, thank you. That's great to hear. Thank you.
0:42.6	You know, in the industry, I tend to see labels and indicators of identity kind of remove
0:49.4	from the conversation. People just want to talk about their work and their art.
0:53.5	But everywhere I see your name, be it your website or other sources, you tend to lead with queer, transgender, Toml, Sri Lankan, American.
1:02.3	Yes.
1:02.9	Why is that?
1:04.2	You know, maybe it's because I grew up in that era where it was so about identity politics. Sorry about that, sound gay.
1:15.4	I feel like the reason why I continue doing that is so that there's never shame associated with who I am.
1:24.6	And so, you know, I'm Tamil Sri Lankan. Everybody knows, well, maybe not everybody
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